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syria is an event, in a way that we are waiting to happen. >> syria is going to have a huge effect. >> to be watching the middle east completely and utterly change, who would imagine that sitting here. >> you recently came out with a report, they believe there's a civil war there. you were there. i want to show you what arwa had to say about her experience there. >> i was hiding in the back of a white van with two activists who were terrified. i never met them my entire life. they took me through the damascus suburbs to link up with a young doctor, who had set up a secret underground clinic, part of a network of doctors trying to save wounded demonstrators lives. they were taking an incredible risk because they wanted us to see some of their patients. people with gunshot wounds who wouldn't go to the hospital. a young boy, a teenager, the doctor didn't have the medical equipment to understand the scope of his injuries. they said the little boy was partially paralyzed from the waist down. the doctor was a young man. he said it was so difficult for him to have people die in his hands be
syria is an event, in a way that we are waiting to happen. >> syria is going to have a huge effect. >> to be watching the middle east completely and utterly change, who would imagine that sitting here. >> you recently came out with a report, they believe there's a civil war there. you were there. i want to show you what arwa had to say about her experience there. >> i was hiding in the back of a white van with two activists who were terrified. i never met them my entire...
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here we are, and correctly protest human rights abuses in iran and syria and libya, and this is our ally doing this with our weapons. >> and let me ask you about that, because they tried to say, look, we are coming out of, this and we are going to reform the monarchy, and we are going to put out a human rights report, and say negative things about what we did, and we are transparent and everything is fine. since that report came out, you went back to bahrain and what happened? >> well, they arrested me. and i should say detained me. there is no doubt that the king has made some real reform at the margin, and the report was a real thing. they have eased a hair, but at the end of the day, this is still a despotic regime refusing to provide anything close to free elections and daily firing tear glass at peaceful protesters and these are american tear gas shells fired everyday. occasionally killing people. >> so where do we go from here? what happens next? i mean, when you look at at the overall arab spring and you have case of bahrain and egypt which is so full of hope, and now has a lot mo
here we are, and correctly protest human rights abuses in iran and syria and libya, and this is our ally doing this with our weapons. >> and let me ask you about that, because they tried to say, look, we are coming out of, this and we are going to reform the monarchy, and we are going to put out a human rights report, and say negative things about what we did, and we are transparent and everything is fine. since that report came out, you went back to bahrain and what happened? >>...
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here we are, and correctly protest human rights abuses in iran and syria and libya, and this is our ally doing this with our weapons. >> and let me ask you about that, because they tried to say, look, we are coming out of, this and we are going to reform the monarchy, and we are going to put out a human rights report, and say negative things about what we did, and we are transparent and everything is fine. since that report came out, you went back to bahrain and what happened? >> well, they arrested me. and i should say detained me. there is no doubt that the king has made some real reform at the margin, and the report was a real thing. they have eased a hair, but at the end of the day, this is still a despotic regime refusing to provide anything close to free elections and daily firing tear glass at peaceful protesters and these are american tear gas shells fired everyday. occasionally killing people. >> so where do we go from here? what happens next? i mean, when you look at at the overall arab spring and you have case of bahrain and egypt which is so full of hope, and now has a lot mo
here we are, and correctly protest human rights abuses in iran and syria and libya, and this is our ally doing this with our weapons. >> and let me ask you about that, because they tried to say, look, we are coming out of, this and we are going to reform the monarchy, and we are going to put out a human rights report, and say negative things about what we did, and we are transparent and everything is fine. since that report came out, you went back to bahrain and what happened? >>...
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the world stage, turmoil in tunisia, in egypt, in libya, in syria. we'll examine whether the media's coverage of these fast-moving events has been serious, sensational, or superficial, a year-end report card of sorts. plus, a conversation with ben smith, who's leaving "politico" for buzzfeed. what is that? >>> and a look back at our most provocative interviews of 2011. i'm howard kurtz, and this is the christmas day edition of "reliable sources." >>> it's been a better year for scandal. some sleazy, some superficial, all devoured by the media. perhaps the most chilling came from the world of sports. first at penn state, then at syracuse university with popular coaches accused of horrendous acts. >> in retrospect, i -- you know, i shouldn't have showered with these kids. >> what's it? >> yeah, well, that's what hits me the most. >> are you a pedophile? >> no. >> another major scandal involved a global media corporation, the one run by rupert murdoch with a slew of top executives arrested in a massive phone hacking operation. >> did you close the paper
the world stage, turmoil in tunisia, in egypt, in libya, in syria. we'll examine whether the media's coverage of these fast-moving events has been serious, sensational, or superficial, a year-end report card of sorts. plus, a conversation with ben smith, who's leaving "politico" for buzzfeed. what is that? >>> and a look back at our most provocative interviews of 2011. i'm howard kurtz, and this is the christmas day edition of "reliable sources." >>> it's...
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and indicative of the way the violence has been spiraling downwards in syria and especially in the city of haams. then came his funeral and at his funeral the people who were carrying his body in a procession actually came under fire from snipers. we talked to abdul who is a member of the revolutionary council and he said he point ad finger at snipers that worked for the syrian government. listen to what he had to say. >> now we are trying to bury our dead members but it's very dangerous also to go to funerals because the checkpoints are armed. >> reporter: gunfire sent people ducking and running for cover at the funeral. the sad part is according to the people who are from homs, it appears the situation is only going to get worse with more shooting, with more funerals and sadly more. >> tomorrow there's a scheduled strike called by the anti-assad activists. what is expected out of that? >> reporter: well, certainly in cities like homs you'll see a lot of people participating, not going work, not going school, staging sit ins if they can. but the question is, and to make this work, they
and indicative of the way the violence has been spiraling downwards in syria and especially in the city of haams. then came his funeral and at his funeral the people who were carrying his body in a procession actually came under fire from snipers. we talked to abdul who is a member of the revolutionary council and he said he point ad finger at snipers that worked for the syrian government. listen to what he had to say. >> now we are trying to bury our dead members but it's very dangerous...
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turns out the footage isn't even in syria. we're keeping them honest. ♪ ♪ ♪ when your chain of supply ♪ goes from here to shanghai, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ chips from here, boards from there ♪ ♪ track it all through the air, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ clearing customs like that ♪ hurry up no time flat that's logistics. ♪ ♪ all new technology ups brings to me, ♪ ♪ that's logistics. ♪ usa prime credit... this peggy... hi, i'm cashing in my points... peggy? no more points - coupons now. coupons? coupons. coupons? next, you convert coupons to tokens. tokens? then you trade tokens for credits. and then i get the cash? then you call back. bye bye. peggy? hello? what just happened? want rewards that make sense? switch to discover. america's #1 cash rewards program. it pays to discover. why does my mouth feel dryer than i remember it to be? there are more people taking more medication, so we see people suffering from dry mouth more so. we may see more cavities, bad breath, oral irritation. a dry mouth sufferer
turns out the footage isn't even in syria. we're keeping them honest. ♪ ♪ ♪ when your chain of supply ♪ goes from here to shanghai, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ chips from here, boards from there ♪ ♪ track it all through the air, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ clearing customs like that ♪ hurry up no time flat that's logistics. ♪ ♪ all new technology ups brings to me, ♪ ♪ that's logistics. ♪ usa prime credit... this peggy... hi, i'm cashing in my points... peggy? no more points...
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we have the situation most importantly in syria. syria right now, the regime there, an important member of the iranian axis is the verge of collapse. >> teetering. >> if the regime collapses and changes over there, that's a major breach in their front line. >> robin, is it going to get worse? how much worse? there's people saying america is going to be forced to intervene in some way militarily in iran. >> on the military side that remains to be seen. the big concern, of course, as you said is the effect on oil prices and what effect any attack on iran will have there. we're seeing oil prices rising in response to the tensions and also in response to the sanctions at the u.s. and europeans are trying to impose on iranian oil. >> america has tried to make the point, hey, rest of the world, europe, china get on board with us and stop buying iranian oil. technically that's a difficult thing to do. even if it happened, it might have an adverse effect, and that would be there's less oil on the market and the oil is worth more. pump price
we have the situation most importantly in syria. syria right now, the regime there, an important member of the iranian axis is the verge of collapse. >> teetering. >> if the regime collapses and changes over there, that's a major breach in their front line. >> robin, is it going to get worse? how much worse? there's people saying america is going to be forced to intervene in some way militarily in iran. >> on the military side that remains to be seen. the big concern, of...
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. >>> now to syria where the main opposition group is accusing president al assad's regime of committing brutal massacres this week. 250 people have been killed in a 48-hour period. we're following the story from abu dhabi. what is the international community doing in response to this violence? >> erin, the head of the arab league asked the syrian regime to stop violence immediately and facilitate the mission of the observers expected to visit syria within days. on the other hand, france said that the violence in syria is alarming and said that the government should end this murderous spiral. into which assad is dragging his people. the opposition has called the u.n. secure council to meet immediately and find ways to protect civilians. erin? >> thank you. now a girl in mairn vanishes and police expanded their search for her. ayla reynolds disappeared friday. he was last seen wearing green pajamas with white polka dots and had a cast on her arm from a recent fall. chris is covering the story from waterville, maine. 165 leads have come insofar. where have they focuses their efforts today?
. >>> now to syria where the main opposition group is accusing president al assad's regime of committing brutal massacres this week. 250 people have been killed in a 48-hour period. we're following the story from abu dhabi. what is the international community doing in response to this violence? >> erin, the head of the arab league asked the syrian regime to stop violence immediately and facilitate the mission of the observers expected to visit syria within days. on the other...
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should be doing in syria. we also talked about hillary clinton and the drones. something great on that. here is what he had to say about the republican field and newt gingrich. >> i have not endorsed anybody on either side. the thing i remember about newt. we came to congress together tame, '78. when newt showed up, he said we can become the majority. we can take back the house of representatives. we hadn't had the house since the 1940s. and initially, none of us believed it. but he was persistent and tenacious. he kept it up, and kept it up and kept it up. finally by '94, he is the newly elected speaker of the house of representatives with a republican majority. so i wouldn't underestimate him. >> that's the headline. don't underestimate newt gingrich and we'll of his full comments there. plus what he said to say about hillary clinton. all that coming up at the top of the hour. back to you. >> always great to talk in with the former vice president. he was a little playfulness about the campaign. >> yes, he was. >> we'll see new few minutes. >>> one more gop deb
should be doing in syria. we also talked about hillary clinton and the drones. something great on that. here is what he had to say about the republican field and newt gingrich. >> i have not endorsed anybody on either side. the thing i remember about newt. we came to congress together tame, '78. when newt showed up, he said we can become the majority. we can take back the house of representatives. we hadn't had the house since the 1940s. and initially, none of us believed it. but he was...
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syria's president is blaming terrorists for twin suicide bombings in damascus but opposition groups say it's the work of the regime. 300 people have been killed this week. the u.n. says more than 5,000 people have died since bashir all assad began a crackdown on protesters in march. >>> this is the scene in moscow where tens of thousands of demonstrators have gathered. they are protesting what they claim are rigged elections. they also want to end the control of the vladimir putin's ruling party. security is tight and russian media reports bus loads of riot police lining up along administrates. similar protests are taking place across the country. >>> a big political setback for newt gingrich and rick perry. the two republican presidential candidates have failed to qualify for the virginia primary. turns out gingrich and perry did not submit enough valid signatures to be placed on the ballot. virginia holds its primary in march as part of super tuesday. >>> mel gibson's divorce is final and he has to pay out the biggest divorce settlement in hollywood history. that according to "people"
syria's president is blaming terrorists for twin suicide bombings in damascus but opposition groups say it's the work of the regime. 300 people have been killed this week. the u.n. says more than 5,000 people have died since bashir all assad began a crackdown on protesters in march. >>> this is the scene in moscow where tens of thousands of demonstrators have gathered. they are protesting what they claim are rigged elections. they also want to end the control of the vladimir putin's...
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. >> now, syria is also another concern. the iraqi government has not been as forceful in criticizing the violent crack down. the prime minister saying he doesn't believe he has the right it call the president to step down. mr. obama was asked about this. he described their differences as tactical and he said that he believes the prime minister is doing what he thinks is bet for the people of iraq. wolf? >> that's pretty shocking when you think about it, dan. the only countries in the arab league in lebanon, which obviously hezbollah has close ties with syria and iraq, all of the other members basically are with the u.s. europeans, rest of the world, in condemning him. but malachi in baghdad refusing to do so. we will discuss what is going on in our next hour. also, i write about this on my blog today. >>> let's go to jack cafferty right now. he's got the cafferty file. jack? >> not exactly breaking news, but americans are fed up with congress. really, really fed up. a new gal yum poll shows incumbents are highest they have
. >> now, syria is also another concern. the iraqi government has not been as forceful in criticizing the violent crack down. the prime minister saying he doesn't believe he has the right it call the president to step down. mr. obama was asked about this. he described their differences as tactical and he said that he believes the prime minister is doing what he thinks is bet for the people of iraq. wolf? >> that's pretty shocking when you think about it, dan. the only countries in...
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estimates more than 5,000 people have been killed this year in syria. jessica, a lot of people are asking is the yuts leading from behind when it comes to syria or leading out front? >> well, today, wolf, the u.s. has put out a very strongly wored statement condemning the violence in syria and also, it's leader. and sources here tell me that the intent of this is to press other nations in the region to step up and push syria to hold them accountable in essence. here's a part of that statement. it says quote, time and again, the assad regime has demonstrated that it does not deserve to rule syria. it's time for the suffering and killing to stop. it's time for the immediate and full implementation of all terms of the arab league agreem, goes on to explain what that means, the full withdrawal of security forces, release of prisoners and unfettered access by monitors and international media to all parts of syria. whether this means leading from behind or front is up to you to decide because administration does embrace that term, but they did say in the stat
estimates more than 5,000 people have been killed this year in syria. jessica, a lot of people are asking is the yuts leading from behind when it comes to syria or leading out front? >> well, today, wolf, the u.s. has put out a very strongly wored statement condemning the violence in syria and also, it's leader. and sources here tell me that the intent of this is to press other nations in the region to step up and push syria to hold them accountable in essence. here's a part of that...
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just today we were talking in the newsroom about syria. we would not know what is happening inside syria if it is not for twitter, social media, youtube. news reporters are not allowed in. we cannot verify exactly whether the information is authentic, but we see all these videos uprou uploaded to youtube. people are tweeting, getting information out. ordinary people will not stand for repression. they will find ways to organize themselves, they will find ways to tell the world and ask for help. >> it is happening on a very big way. and then you mentioned there is some food. what is the food connection here? >> actually, we -- people were tweeting about food, that doesn't even quiexist in the und states. the mclobster, that was the number one hash tag about food. people kept tweeting about the mclobster that is coming to the united states. >> they wanted it to happen they were wishing. >> they burst their bubble and said, no, it is not going to happen. >> no one knows where that came from, how that got started? >> no. maybe somebody said th
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. >>> let's take you to syria now. a significant day. huge anti-government protests are erupting across the country along with more reports of violence. at least eight protesters reportedly killed today. we have no way of confirming that independently. outside journalists are still banned from syria. you're seeing there some images from homs today. people are feeling emboldened, we're hearing. they're going out on hundreds of thousands. because international journalists are barred from syria, it makes this next piece of video all the more fascinating. cnn has obtained exclusive video of the battle in homs between government security forces and troops who have defected. our reporter there needs to remain anonymous. take a look. >> the neighborhood of homs. fighters took me into a house where their men were engaged with a shootout with snipers from the syrian military. these men say they're allfectors and they call themselves the free syrian army. one of the men managed to take rifle with a position scope with him when he defected. but mos
. >>> let's take you to syria now. a significant day. huge anti-government protests are erupting across the country along with more reports of violence. at least eight protesters reportedly killed today. we have no way of confirming that independently. outside journalists are still banned from syria. you're seeing there some images from homs today. people are feeling emboldened, we're hearing. they're going out on hundreds of thousands. because international journalists are barred from...
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change the calculus in the region, and it's going to be hard to predict that given what's going on in syria and the arab spring activities and whether they start to recede or continue to build. and knowing that and understanding that and understanding america's position in iraq and then in the region, is it enough? is it enough to convince people to stay metered in their aggression or not? >> ambassador bremmer, i can't let you all go without asking you a political question. and is it's a question that's been raised again and again very recently. at least by senator mccain in a speech. let's listen to what he had to say and come back and talk about it. >> that this decision of a complete pull-out of the united states troops from iraq was dictated by politics and not our national security interests. i believe that history will judge this president's leadership with the scorn and disdain that it deserves. >> you know, it's kind of divided out there in the country, 50% say, yeah, we achieved our goals. just a little less than that disagree. at the end of the day, do you think that the presiden
change the calculus in the region, and it's going to be hard to predict that given what's going on in syria and the arab spring activities and whether they start to recede or continue to build. and knowing that and understanding that and understanding america's position in iraq and then in the region, is it enough? is it enough to convince people to stay metered in their aggression or not? >> ambassador bremmer, i can't let you all go without asking you a political question. and is it's a...
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. >> should the united states now be intervening in syria? >> well, i think bashir assad is a bad actor without question. i think what we ought to do is try and support the efforts that are under way bit arab league. one of the intriguing developments there has been that a lot of the nations in the region have turned on assad. so that saudis as well as a lot of the gulf states have gotten much, much tougher with the syrians. called on them to stop killing their people. i think we ought to work through that effort and try to support and channel those efforts to see if we can't get rid of assad. >> but not some sort of a no-fly zone or some other kind of a -- >> i'm not in the loop these days on what's going on in the intelligence arena out there. but i think we definitely ought to come down on the side of replacing assad, of supporting those who want to change the regime and clearly an awful lot of syrians do because they've been in the streets. >> that's right. in your book, you talk about you knew newt gingrich, know newt gingrich. >> he's a
. >> should the united states now be intervening in syria? >> well, i think bashir assad is a bad actor without question. i think what we ought to do is try and support the efforts that are under way bit arab league. one of the intriguing developments there has been that a lot of the nations in the region have turned on assad. so that saudis as well as a lot of the gulf states have gotten much, much tougher with the syrians. called on them to stop killing their people. i think we...
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north korea was accused of building a plutonium reactionor in syria, until that was allegedly destroyed by the israelis. many are very concerned that north korea could at some point decide to try to give some of its technology or sell some of its technology to iran to help iran overcome its problems. i'm told a lot of nations have invested time and money in slowing down iran's program. that has been made clear to the north koreans that is a red line. that any help given to iran is a no go and a nonstarter. just about six weeks ago, some of the senior military officials in the region said that when they were talking to the north koreans, the north koreans made it clear they thought one of the reasons that moammar gadhafi was able to be ousted in libya was because he gave up his wmd program. and they say if that's the way the north koreans are thinking, it makes it hard to trust the negotiations to get them to curtail their own program. >> chris lawrence, live at the pentagon. thanks. cnn learned today that kim jong-il's death came just as the united states was set to announce a donation
north korea was accused of building a plutonium reactionor in syria, until that was allegedly destroyed by the israelis. many are very concerned that north korea could at some point decide to try to give some of its technology or sell some of its technology to iran to help iran overcome its problems. i'm told a lot of nations have invested time and money in slowing down iran's program. that has been made clear to the north koreans that is a red line. that any help given to iran is a no go and a...
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you know, it overwhelmingly, in protest after protest -- obviously the stakes are different in syria than they are in oakland. but they are by and large middle-class people. the more educated members of their society who are -- have reached a sense of grimness about the prospects of their country, their democracies, their personal likelihood live decided in this contagious way to get off the couch and take out the earplugs and express complaints out in the streets. >> what do you think? is it -- what i'm struck by is it's happening in dictatorships, but it's happening in democracies. lots of established democracies. >> yes. i think we're in an age of -- we both know this and don't notice it fully. we're in an age of the overthrow of establishments, period. as americans, we are always moved by the stirrings of others toward freedom, and we understand what's going on in america against establishments. but it is also true, and my great concern is that this inherently makes the world less stable. i am old enough -- maybe we all are, too, to appreciate stability. particularly in the age w
you know, it overwhelmingly, in protest after protest -- obviously the stakes are different in syria than they are in oakland. but they are by and large middle-class people. the more educated members of their society who are -- have reached a sense of grimness about the prospects of their country, their democracies, their personal likelihood live decided in this contagious way to get off the couch and take out the earplugs and express complaints out in the streets. >> what do you think?...
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the president and prime minister had a very detailed conversation about syria yesterday. from the iraqi perspective -- >> he has rejected the arab league's sanctions. almost all of the other arab countries want to impose sanctions on syria, not iraq. >> so the case the iraqis make and it is prime minister makes is they suffered under sanctions, they know what that's like and also are concerned about what would follow assad -- >> you buy that? >> no, in the case that the president made to the prime minister is the single greatest cause of instability right now in syria, the person who actually threatens a sectarian conflict is assad. and until he stops killing his people and there's a chance in governance in syria, the threat is real. and we made that case very strongly to the iraqis. i think they are outliers right now. but they have real concerns. >> is it your sense -- and i know you studied the situation very closely in syria right now that the return of the united states ambassador sends the wrong signal to everyone out there that it's almost going to be business as u
the president and prime minister had a very detailed conversation about syria yesterday. from the iraqi perspective -- >> he has rejected the arab league's sanctions. almost all of the other arab countries want to impose sanctions on syria, not iraq. >> so the case the iraqis make and it is prime minister makes is they suffered under sanctions, they know what that's like and also are concerned about what would follow assad -- >> you buy that? >> no, in the case that the...
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. >> and we see the way it's behaving towards syria. basically supporting, going against the rest of the arab world in supporting al assad, refusing to impose sanctions and that's largely the result of irritating the iranian, who are very close to the iranian. >> the iraqi government justified that decision by saying first of all that sanctions have never forced a dictator to step down, bearing in mind that iraq also suffered greatly under saddam -- that could have a devastated impact on the iraqi economy and that is how they are basing their decision. that this is a decision of a sovereign iraqi nation, but there's still a lot of questions, wolf. >> thanks very much. arwa damon on the scene for us in baghdad as she's been virtually from day one. >>> details of what lawmakers slipped into a spending bill that's impacting potentially at least all of us. >>> and will bar ry bands go to jail? it's sentencing day for the disgraced form rer major league star. from neutrogena® naturals. removes 99% of dirt and toxins without dyes, parabens o
. >> and we see the way it's behaving towards syria. basically supporting, going against the rest of the arab world in supporting al assad, refusing to impose sanctions and that's largely the result of irritating the iranian, who are very close to the iranian. >> the iraqi government justified that decision by saying first of all that sanctions have never forced a dictator to step down, bearing in mind that iraq also suffered greatly under saddam -- that could have a devastated...
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sounds like that peace agreement in syria is working out. no. i am, of course, being facetious here. those are the shots you hear in syria. thousands of syrians taking to the streets. more anti-government protests. the shooting continues. opposition leaders say as many as 35 people were killed yesterday during massive protests, and get this. this is going on as the arab league monitors are there, on the ground right now, determining whether the government is adhering to the agreement to pull its forces from the streets and stop the violence. >>> the u.n. says more than 5,000 people have been killed since the uprising against president bashar al assad began last march. >>> iran's navy conducting military exercises in the persian gulf this weekend near the strait of hormuz. that strait is a major gateway for oil shipments to the rest of the world. the united arab emirates sits just across from the strait of iran and the pentagon announced a $3.5 billion deal to sell anti-missile defense systems to the uae. they're planning to test a long-range mis
sounds like that peace agreement in syria is working out. no. i am, of course, being facetious here. those are the shots you hear in syria. thousands of syrians taking to the streets. more anti-government protests. the shooting continues. opposition leaders say as many as 35 people were killed yesterday during massive protests, and get this. this is going on as the arab league monitors are there, on the ground right now, determining whether the government is adhering to the agreement to pull...
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according to the united nations, syria's nine-month crackdown on protesters have killed 4,000 people including some children. >>> and a nation that doesn't use the euro could put a wrench in europe's plan to fix its debt crisis. british prime minister david cameron is demanding safeguards for england or his nation will veto a treaty designed to save the troubled currency. >>> today marks 70 years since the japanese bombing on pearl harbor, the attack that led the u.s. into world war ii. 120 survivors are expected to arrive in hawaii for the annual commemoration. there will are rifle salutes, wreath presentations to honor and remember the nearly 2,400 people who died in that surprise attack. this is the last time the survivors association will gather together, because members, carol, are aging. their health declining and don't have enough membership to withstands the committees and chapters around the country. >> many in their 90s now. >> yeah. so sad. >> but we're proud of them. >> republican front-runner newt gingrich likes to call barack obama the most successful food stamp preside
according to the united nations, syria's nine-month crackdown on protesters have killed 4,000 people including some children. >>> and a nation that doesn't use the euro could put a wrench in europe's plan to fix its debt crisis. british prime minister david cameron is demanding safeguards for england or his nation will veto a treaty designed to save the troubled currency. >>> today marks 70 years since the japanese bombing on pearl harbor, the attack that led the u.s. into...
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he also has recognized the state of syria, called assad a reformer, has continued to have an embassy there when in fact this is a real thug that is a real threat to the state of israel and to the stability of the region. and again here's the interesting link. this is a state of iran -- the greatest area he's appeased is iran which is the greatest threat and here he is, recognizing assad setting up an ambassadorship with the client state of iran who is a great funder of hezbollah, a threat to israel and the region. you go to egypt. again, he supported the muslim brotherhood as it turns out into overthrowing an ally in egypt. there is a consistent pattern of contingencies that have come up under this administration where he has opposed the freedom fighters and has gone with the radical islamists. that is a problem for the security of drl and our country. >> okay. let me move you on. i think we could probably go round and round a couple times on this, but two really quick questions here, if i could. the first is, have you in fact talked to sarah palin about receiving her endorsement, an
he also has recognized the state of syria, called assad a reformer, has continued to have an embassy there when in fact this is a real thug that is a real threat to the state of israel and to the stability of the region. and again here's the interesting link. this is a state of iran -- the greatest area he's appeased is iran which is the greatest threat and here he is, recognizing assad setting up an ambassadorship with the client state of iran who is a great funder of hezbollah, a threat to...
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they did it to syria. there's reports they did it with pakistan. they did it with burma. the sale of nuclear materials, enriched uranium for foreign exchange because they're the poorest nation on earth. that's the danger. and the fact that they have enough fuel possibly for six to eight nuclear weapons. that's the danger. the two missiles they sent out were maybe defective, but they did have some kind of a capability. so when you have a million men in arms, when you have all those missiles, then you have 25,000 american troops on the dmz, we have a treaty with our friend in south korea, you know, this is a tinderbox. you got to keep an eye on that situation. and the best way to deal with them, i've always said, sanjay, you engage them. you don't isolate them. you have a dialogue. you're skeptical. you verify everything that they say they're going to do. they usually don't keep their word. but to is late them, to punish them, to ostracize them, to not have anyone talk to them, the chinese not talk to them, that's not the way to go. and i think the obama administration has
they did it to syria. there's reports they did it with pakistan. they did it with burma. the sale of nuclear materials, enriched uranium for foreign exchange because they're the poorest nation on earth. that's the danger. and the fact that they have enough fuel possibly for six to eight nuclear weapons. that's the danger. the two missiles they sent out were maybe defective, but they did have some kind of a capability. so when you have a million men in arms, when you have all those missiles,...
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. >>> checking top stories now, possible revenge attack in syria. an activist group tells cnn that army defectors killed seven government security forces. payback for the government killing of 11 civilians in two villages. >>> four soldiers are dead after two army choppers went down during a training exercise in washington state. military says it happened on training grounds inside joint base. it's not clear yet if they collided. >>> speaker john boehner says that the house could vote on a tax relief and job creation bill. no deal yet on extending the payroll tax cut. lawmakers go on their holiday break friday. >>> sandusky, jerry sandusky's attorney speaking right now after his client walked in and out of the courtroom waiving his rights at a preliminary hearing. >> the commonwealth would have had an opportunity to recite the allegations in the presentment and filed against jerry sandusky in this matter, which would have really left us with the worst of all worlds. we would have heard rthe allegations without cross examining the witnesses who testi
. >>> checking top stories now, possible revenge attack in syria. an activist group tells cnn that army defectors killed seven government security forces. payback for the government killing of 11 civilians in two villages. >>> four soldiers are dead after two army choppers went down during a training exercise in washington state. military says it happened on training grounds inside joint base. it's not clear yet if they collided. >>> speaker john boehner says that the...
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they did it to syria. there's reports they did it with pakistan. they did it with burma. the sale of nuclear materials, enriched uranium for foreign exchange because they're the poorest nation on earth. that's the danger. and the fact that they have enough fuel possibly for six to eight nuclear weapons. that's the danger. the two missiles they sent out were maybe defective, but they did have some kind of a capability. so when you have a million men in arms, when you have all those missiles, then you have 25,000 american troops on the dmz, we have a treaty with our friend in south korea, you know, this is a tinderbox. you got to keep an eye on that situation. and the best way to do with them, i've always said, sanjay, is you engage them. you don't isolate them. you have a dialogue. you're skeptical. you verify everything that they say they're going to do. they usually don't keep their word. but isolate them to punish them, to ostracize them, to not have anyone talk to them, the chinese not talk to them, that's not the way to go. and i think the obama administration has bee
they did it to syria. there's reports they did it with pakistan. they did it with burma. the sale of nuclear materials, enriched uranium for foreign exchange because they're the poorest nation on earth. that's the danger. and the fact that they have enough fuel possibly for six to eight nuclear weapons. that's the danger. the two missiles they sent out were maybe defective, but they did have some kind of a capability. so when you have a million men in arms, when you have all those missiles,...
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. >> ban ki-moon says the bloodshed in syria cannot go on any longer. he cites reported that more t n than,000 people have died during the civil unrest. an activist group says 33 more people have died today in sierra. and contrary to his claim, james murdoch may indeed have known about widespread hacking that went on. the paper's former lawyer testified today that he is pretty sure he showed the e-mail evidence to murdoch in 2008, years before the scandal broke. yesterday, parliament posted that he was warned about hacking. and facebook takes a step to help prevent suicide. a new mechanism allows users to anonymously flag suicidal posts. facebook then investigates and may come back with an e-mail offering the person a private chat with representative. and liz taylor's jewelry seem to carry the same allure. her collection brought a record breaking $150. that includes the diamond that fetched $8.8 million and the 50 karat pearl, it sold for $11.8 million. this was given to her by actor richard burton and was once part of the spanish crown jewel. they say
. >> ban ki-moon says the bloodshed in syria cannot go on any longer. he cites reported that more t n than,000 people have died during the civil unrest. an activist group says 33 more people have died today in sierra. and contrary to his claim, james murdoch may indeed have known about widespread hacking that went on. the paper's former lawyer testified today that he is pretty sure he showed the e-mail evidence to murdoch in 2008, years before the scandal broke. yesterday, parliament...
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i'm worried about a transition in syria. i'm worried about continuing transitions in egypt. yes. >> and this really underscores what -- this underscores what dempsey and other military officials are worried about. instability in north korea and in particular not at all sure that son really will be the long-term leader of the north korean regime right now. who the other plays are, one key intelligence indicator, of the lack of information that u.s. has, officials confirming, u.s. military officials confirming that kim jong il died saturday night and they did not know it until nearly 24 hours later when north korean television announced it. a real indicator of the lack of intelligence, the lack of information that the u.s. government and u.s. intelligence community has about this very remote country, wolf. >> we know the south korean military, barbara, has gone on a higher state alert. what about the u.s. military, whether ground forces in south korea or navy at sea, air force, what is the latest on that? >> right. well, when dempsey was woken up overnight web join an inner ag
i'm worried about a transition in syria. i'm worried about continuing transitions in egypt. yes. >> and this really underscores what -- this underscores what dempsey and other military officials are worried about. instability in north korea and in particular not at all sure that son really will be the long-term leader of the north korean regime right now. who the other plays are, one key intelligence indicator, of the lack of information that u.s. has, officials confirming, u.s. military...
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. >>> arab league monitors are set to ride in syria today as part of a plan to help bring peace. the government's violent crackdown on protesters escalated this week. syrian activists say 250 people were killed over two days. the u.n. estimates more than 5,000 people have died since the protests began in march. >>> so what a way to mark the first day of winter. storm watches in the north as well as southwest. this is what it was like on the roads in denver last night t. isn't getting any better. chad myers to explain where the worst of it is. >> snow on one side and tornado watches on the other side of the storm. >> wow. >> pretty amazing. up and down the i-25 corridor here. still some snow. farther off to the east even in atlanta right now, a new tornado watch box just issued by the prediction center there. that means that some storms could be rotating enough to cause tornadoes today. not usually a spring-type pattern. it is kind of a spring-type pattern when we have snow on one side, where it's cold, warm on the other side. walk outside in birmingham, montgomery, it feels like
. >>> arab league monitors are set to ride in syria today as part of a plan to help bring peace. the government's violent crackdown on protesters escalated this week. syrian activists say 250 people were killed over two days. the u.n. estimates more than 5,000 people have died since the protests began in march. >>> so what a way to mark the first day of winter. storm watches in the north as well as southwest. this is what it was like on the roads in denver last night t. isn't...
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. >>> blood spewing on the streets of syria. rebel groups say are more than 100 people were killed monday, the deadliest day since protests began. the syrian government is cracking down on armed and vile the terrorists, what it's calling them. announces yesterday it will execute anyone who participates in terror acts. the u.n. says syria has killed 5,000 people since march. >>> dozens of journalists arrested in turkey. police raided a number of newspapers busting an alleged terror plot by kurdish separate tests, claiming the government is cracking down on dissent. more journalists than any country in turkey except china. >>> piers morgan denying any link to britain the phone hacking scandal. the cnn host testified sbefore british panel investigating ethics. he didn't believe any phone hacking had taken place when they worked there. asked about a story based on a voice message paul mccart karca left for his then wife heather mills. >> at what stage i was played a part of a message pulled up on her mobile phone. can you remember t
. >>> blood spewing on the streets of syria. rebel groups say are more than 100 people were killed monday, the deadliest day since protests began. the syrian government is cracking down on armed and vile the terrorists, what it's calling them. announces yesterday it will execute anyone who participates in terror acts. the u.n. says syria has killed 5,000 people since march. >>> dozens of journalists arrested in turkey. police raided a number of newspapers busting an alleged...
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. >>> and syria says it will execute anyone who participates in terrorist acts or distributes weapons. that announcement made on state tv just this morning. the government blasted numerous protests since the start of the so-called arab spring. the united nations estimated some 5,000 demonstrators have been killed in the uprising. just yesterday 70 descepters from the syrian army gunned down as they ran from their posts. >>> u.s. state department confirms the identity and asking a man in iranian custody be released. over the weekend he appeared in a video on iranian tv claiming to be a marine, but iran says he's a spy apertured carrying out an intelligence operation. u.s. officials say iran has a history of falsely accusing people of being spies. >>> coming up, a new poll shows newt gingrich's lead in the gop presidential race is already evaporating. what's going on? our political expert will weigh in, next. >>> welcome back to "american morning." item wa caucus now only two weeks away. latest polling shows newt gingrich's status as the gop presidential front-runner already slipping. i
. >>> and syria says it will execute anyone who participates in terrorist acts or distributes weapons. that announcement made on state tv just this morning. the government blasted numerous protests since the start of the so-called arab spring. the united nations estimated some 5,000 demonstrators have been killed in the uprising. just yesterday 70 descepters from the syrian army gunned down as they ran from their posts. >>> u.s. state department confirms the identity and...